Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Nuclear Engineers
Career B (or your target career)
Hydroelectric Production Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Nuclear Engineers | Hydroelectric Production Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $133,970 | $126,060 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 15,280 | 246,250 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Science, Critical Thinking, Writing, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making | Speaking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Industrial Engineers, Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar, Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers | Electrical Engineers, Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
78%
21 of 27 target skills
Target-only skills
6
Current-only skills
2
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Active Listening—
- Speaking+0.2 level
- Monitoring—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Critical Thinking—
- Time Management—
- Learning Strategies+0.6 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Learning—
- Writing—
- Coordination—
- Persuasion+0.5 level
- Instructing+0.6 level
- Systems Analysis—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Operations Monitoring—
- Negotiation+0.6 level
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Mathematics—
- Science—
Only in Hydroelectric Production Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Service Orientation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Operation and Control
- Management of Financial Resources
- Management of Material Resources
Only in Nuclear Engineers
- Operations Analysis
- Troubleshooting